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Los Angeles SWAT Team Gets Some Bullet-Proof Bras
By Krystal Peak
Corsair Staff Writer

They perform high-stakes hostage rescues, work heavily in counter-terrorism and are some of the few trained at great lengths to use assault rifles, carbines and stun grenades. They are considered the “best of the best,” but the once nearly-impenetrable boys club is now allowing females to try their shot at Special Weapons And Tactics.
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What Can You Do With Three Trillion Dollars?
By Krystal Peak
Corsair Staff

There may not be a greater indulgence in the new techno-savvy world than online shopping. I’ve always tried to avoid this costly convenience but working a desk job with all the world’s commodities a click-away has offered me up as victim to the online experience.
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Don’t Let Propaganda Drown Out Your Dreams: A Parting Editorial
By Beverlee Cooke
Corsair Staff

Have you ever tried to live out your dreams? Childhood memories creep back in and dazzle me, astonished that I've lived out many of my goals and dreams. A friend said to me the other day that "Americans seem to be go getters." Some of us are even driven in California to do the Superman grind, going to school, going to work, trying to love yourself, while loving your family, your companion, while trying to obtain a hold of your destiny.
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View Points:
Who Did you Vote for in the Associated Students Elections?
Reported by Orit Cohen
Photos by Kyle Guy

"I voted but I am head of the election committee so I'm supposed to be neutral."
Shahriar Azimi, 26, Information Systems Major



"Liz and Jafet. I went to high school with Jafet."
Danielle Bray, 18, Business Law Major



"David Chun! He's the man !"
Jenna Rose hannah, 19, Political Science Major, Ennyoung Nam, 22, Business Major,
Vonyarn Mason, 21, Sociology Major,
Amanda Massey, 20, Psychology Major



"I kind of don't care."
Sean Phillips, 21, Art Major

A Terrorist Organization By Its Own Standards
By Quinn Sullivan
Corsair Contributor

There is no question that the events that occurred on Sept.11, 2001, constituted the worst criminal act to occur in the history of the United States. Thus it follows that every American would like to see the conspirators brought to justice. One would think that given the scope of the attacks and the police resources of the U.S., this would be an easy task, but the possibilities for convictions has been narrowed for two major reasons: the illegitimacy of the military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay Prison, and the use of torture as an interrogation technique. The Bush Administration, for all their talk of fighting the war on terror has proved to be lame ducks even in this respect.
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California Supreme Court Okays Gay Marriage:
Agree or Disagree?

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Pro: Sanctity of Marriage My Foot
By Victoriya Vakhotina
Corsair Staff Writer

Marriage is a sacred union between two people who want to spend the rest of their lives together because they are in love. That is what marriage has come to mean in the United States. If that is so, then shouldn’t everybody who is in love have the right to marry? Finally the ban on same-sex marriage has been lifted, at least in California, as of May 15, 2008.

The California Supreme Court has ruled same-sex marriage to be legal in California. Many same-sex couples jumped for joy when they heard the news, but their joy might be short-lived.
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Con: The Economy is Bad Enough
By Paul Krzemuski
Corsair Staff Writer

The idea that marriage is something special is really a silly one. Marriage maybe involved in religion, but in all reality the two are completely unrelated. After the ceremony and everyone has said their “I do’s,” the couple rarely sees their minister, priest or rabbi again. Marriage has never truly been about religion, it has always really been about economics. An example of this is the real controversy of gay marriage, which this past week, on May 15, the California Supreme Court ruled that the state has no right to ban homosexual, or gay, marriage.
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